Filipino folk songwriter and OPM icon Freddie Aguilar passed away on Tuesday, May 27. He was 72.
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00:00Filipino folk singer and OPM icon Freddie Aguilar passed away on Tuesday, May 27. He was 72.
00:08Partido Federal na Pilipinas lawyer George Briones confirmed the news to Rappler in a text message.
00:13Aguilar was a former National Executive Vice President of the party.
00:17An ABS-CBN News report says Aguilar died at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City.
00:22Aguilar's wife, Jovi Albao, posted a photo from the hospital on May 22 with the caption,
00:27quote, stay strong, things will get better. It may be stormy now, but it can't rain forever.
00:33Aguilar rose to fame in the late 1970s for his poignant and socially resonant songs.
00:39His 1978 hit song Anak became a global phenomenon, released in 53 countries, and translated into over 50 languages.
00:47The Senate honored Aguilar in 2018 with Resolution 658 to recognize his great contributions to
00:53Philippine arts, music, and culture. Some of Aguilar's music was used in activism.
00:58His version of the song Bayan Ko became an unofficial anthem of the 1986 People Power Revolution.
01:04The Senate resolution also mentioned Katarungan, Pangako, Luz Viminda, and Bindanao as, quote,
01:09songs that echoed the state of the nation.